X-Google-Thread: f996b,6d1d6307a57ff557 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!news4.google.com!feeder1-2.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!aioe.org!not-for-mail From: myflix Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: JavE File Chooser dialog (Was: Re: [ANN] FIGlet fonts library update 4.0) Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 20:29:00 -0400 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <481db52f$0$6775$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> <48214e00$0$7538$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net> <48285c7d$0$6773$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> <48393022$0$6620$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 9LQMdhhQvAiArPV1rwyZWQ.user.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) Xref: g2news1.google.com alt.ascii-art:50 Thanks Markus! :D I downloaded the new build and it works great, got the view as thumbnails back! Thanks again for all your great work! myflix On Sun, 25 May 2008 11:23:37 +0200, Markus Gebhard wrote: >Markus Gebhard wrote: >> myflix wrote: >>> In Jave6 the open image dialogue box doesnt have a drop down for >>> view as (list, tiles, thumbnails, icons, details), instead it only >>> has icons just for list and details > >Ok, the problem is that Java has a file chooser of its own (the Swing >JFileChooser). This one is different from the native one, the operating >system provides. > >Besides the fact that the Java file chooser has less features, it also >has performance problems on some systems. So as workaround I decided to >add an advanced option the JavE's preferences. It is available in this >integration build: > http://www.jave.de/developer/jave_6.0_i20080525.zip > >Choose the menu item "View" > "Preferences" and in "Advanced" select the >option "Use native file chooser dialog.". Then instead of the Java Swing >file chooser, the native file chooser will be used. This has some >consequences: > > - Advantages: > - much faster > - same functions and look&feel as in other applications > - Disadvantages: > - the filter combobox for file types always shows *.* instead of > dedicated types actually supported > - the dialog appears in the top left corner instead of centered to > the application > >Please check it out. > >Markus